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mea9an's review against another edition
4.0
A little preface to this review:
I just... really like Twilight, okay? I spent the past few years of my life hiding the books on my shelf because it made me cringe thinking of fifth grade me obsessing over Edward and Bella’s love story and then finding out it really wasn’t that great, but here’s the thing, it might not be literary genius, but I like Twilight. It got me into reading YA back when I was trying to find something to latch onto and I’ll always love it for that. This review is 100% biased, because this series has so much nostalgia in it and I really want to reread the entire series again and again regardless of what other people say.
The review:
Alright, so we all know the story of Twilight. Bella wants to get to know Edward, because he’s got something so... interesting about him. Edward wants to stay away because he’s actually a vampire. They get together, have the iconic meadow scene, and Bella is chased by a killer vampire who wants to suck her blood. Well, what if all the genders were switched. Bella=Beau, Edward=Edyth. What happens then?
Well, yeah, it’s mostly the same story. Except that the ending is a little bit different. Does that ruin the entire story? No, because Stephanie could have just literally given us the same story start to finish, but she at least tried to keep some things a little bit different. The ending in Life and Death was a nice surprise and I’m glad she took that route.
Bella is a pretty average/run-of-the-mill main characters who likes to read classic lit. Beau is the same kind of average, who can’t play sports and enjoys Monty Python. It’s a little bit the same, but some of the details are nice and different. It kept me interested and I was able to fly through the last couple hundred pages of the book.
I just... really like Twilight, okay? I spent the past few years of my life hiding the books on my shelf because it made me cringe thinking of fifth grade me obsessing over Edward and Bella’s love story and then finding out it really wasn’t that great, but here’s the thing, it might not be literary genius, but I like Twilight. It got me into reading YA back when I was trying to find something to latch onto and I’ll always love it for that. This review is 100% biased, because this series has so much nostalgia in it and I really want to reread the entire series again and again regardless of what other people say.
The review:
Alright, so we all know the story of Twilight. Bella wants to get to know Edward, because he’s got something so... interesting about him. Edward wants to stay away because he’s actually a vampire. They get together, have the iconic meadow scene, and Bella is chased by a killer vampire who wants to suck her blood. Well, what if all the genders were switched. Bella=Beau, Edward=Edyth. What happens then?
Well, yeah, it’s mostly the same story. Except that the ending is a little bit different. Does that ruin the entire story? No, because Stephanie could have just literally given us the same story start to finish, but she at least tried to keep some things a little bit different. The ending in Life and Death was a nice surprise and I’m glad she took that route.
Bella is a pretty average/run-of-the-mill main characters who likes to read classic lit. Beau is the same kind of average, who can’t play sports and enjoys Monty Python. It’s a little bit the same, but some of the details are nice and different. It kept me interested and I was able to fly through the last couple hundred pages of the book.
b0hemian_graham's review against another edition
1.0
it started out slightly more tolerable, but went downhill quickly. it literally was just a ctrl + f of Twilight.
purpleren331's review against another edition
3.0
I thought this was really funny!!! And I actually liked the ending to this one better than I liked the ending to twilight!!!
kvreadsandrecs's review against another edition
2.0
Well that was poorly written and very, very bizarre.
shadowrealmreader's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished this. It took me by surprise how much I actually liked this book, even after so many years after finishing Twilight. I really liked the dialogues and the alternative ending.
ssager's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
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funny
lighthearted
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4.0
the_horror_maven's review against another edition
4.0
I know that people were upset that this edition did not include "Midnight sun", but since it was leaked online I don't blame Meyer for not publishing it. Whoever leaked it was very disrespetful, and I am glad she treated us to this new edition. Whether you like Twilight or not, I found her gender swapped Twilight to be a joy. It took me a while to stop seeing Bella and Edward and replace them with Beau and Edith, but once I got into the groove I absolutely loved revisiting this story. It reminded me of how magical the series felt to me when I was 12 and I loved Stephanie's letter in the book. The writing is basically the same with some minor changes, but it was still was a joy to read the different take on the story. If you are, or ever have been, a fan of Twilight I strongly suggest this new take on the story.
dudagomes's review against another edition
Muita gente odiou esse livro e ate entendo por que pois no inicio meio que fiquei comparando e tentando entender quem era quem nessa enorme mudança de género e nomes, mas depois respirei fundo e dei uma chance pra ele e mergulhei fundo imaginando me obrigando a ler como se fosse um livro novo.
Achei que a historia apesar de ser praticamente a mesma ate quase no fim ficou mais engraçada, Edyth = Edward tem mais senso de humor e sinceramente não é tao sofredora e martir como edward ela tem mais senso de humor rsrs, Beau = Bella apesar da paixonite não é tão sofrido como Bella e menos burro rsrs, ele dá mais sua opinião, da mais ideias, ainda é meio Bella no quesito meu mundo é ela, só vejo ela e tal, mas ele é engraçado, desgovernado e me fez dar muitas risadas com ele kkkk.
O bom desse livro é que sempre fiquei curiosa em como seria crepúsculo se tivessem deixado Bella virar vampira desde o primeiro livro e neste livro podemos ver isso, podia ate ter sido um pouco explorado mais esse lado e tal, mas creio que o objetivo não era prolongar muito.
Por fim o livro não é ruim como todos julgam mas também não é um livro maravilhoso e tal, mas é um livro agradável de ler, divertido, garante umas boas risadas, achei gostosinho de ler ainda mais que não tem continuação nem nada. Claro que ele tem seus defeitos mas eu gostei de ler.
Achei que a historia apesar de ser praticamente a mesma ate quase no fim ficou mais engraçada, Edyth = Edward tem mais senso de humor e sinceramente não é tao sofredora e martir como edward ela tem mais senso de humor rsrs, Beau = Bella apesar da paixonite não é tão sofrido como Bella e menos burro rsrs, ele dá mais sua opinião, da mais ideias, ainda é meio Bella no quesito meu mundo é ela, só vejo ela e tal, mas ele é engraçado, desgovernado e me fez dar muitas risadas com ele kkkk.
O bom desse livro é que sempre fiquei curiosa em como seria crepúsculo se tivessem deixado Bella virar vampira desde o primeiro livro e neste livro podemos ver isso, podia ate ter sido um pouco explorado mais esse lado e tal, mas creio que o objetivo não era prolongar muito.
Por fim o livro não é ruim como todos julgam mas também não é um livro maravilhoso e tal, mas é um livro agradável de ler, divertido, garante umas boas risadas, achei gostosinho de ler ainda mais que não tem continuação nem nada. Claro que ele tem seus defeitos mas eu gostei de ler.